Voting Rights Timeline

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    Rise Of Democratic Politics

    1. Suffrage was expanded to include white males who didn't own property.
    2. This protects voting rights by ensuring that citizens had a direct method of electing officials.

  • 15th Amendment

    1. Suffrage was expanded to non-white men, including freed male slaves.
    2. This protects voting rights by prohibiting suffrage denial based on race.

  • 19th Amendment

    1. Suffrage was expanded to all women.
    2. This protects voting rights by prohibiting suffrage denial based on sex.

  • Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

    1. Suffrage was expanded to all Native Americans.
    2. This protects voting rights by granting citizenship to all Native Americans and prohibiting suffrage denial based on Native American status or tribal affiliation.

  • McCarren Walter Act of 1952

    1. Suffrage was expanded to Asian-Americans.
    2. This protects voting rights by granting citizenship to all Asian-Americans and prohibiting suffrage denial based on Asian ethnicity.

  • 23rd Amendment

    1. Suffrage was expanded to residents of Washington D.C.
    2. This protects voting rights by allowing D.C. residents to vote in presidential elections.

  • 24th Amendment

    1. Suffrage was not expanded, but poll taxes were declared unconstitutional.
    2. This protects voting rights by removing barriers that could disenfranchise voters.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA)

    1. Suffrage was not expanded, but discriminatory barriers like literacy tests were prohibited.
    2. This protects voting rights by removing barriers that could disenfranchise voters.

  • 26th Amendment

    1. Suffrage was expanded to people aged 18-20.
    2. This protects voting rights by giving people the right to vote as soon as they become legal adults.

  • VRA Reauthorization of 1975

    1. Suffrage was not expanded, but voting materials were now required to be translated for language-minority citizens.
    2. This protects voting rights by removing a barrier that could prevent people from voting due to not understanding the voting materials.

  • Voting Accessibility for Elderly and Handicapped Act

    1. Suffrage was not expanded, but polling places were now required to be accessible to people with disabilities.
    2. This protects voting rights by removing a barrier that could prevent people from voting due to not being physically capable of doing so.